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  1. S

    Emotional Eraser or Misdirection?

    I have a question about a passage in Juan Tamariz’s The Magic Rainbow, pp. 179–182, where he describes the “emotional eraser” experiment with the card, the glasses, and the staged accidental shock afterward. What I’m trying to sort out is this: why should we interpret the result primarily as...
  2. MMChangingReality

    What Would A Real Psychic Do

    I've been doing magic for about 20 years and half that time has been spent doing mentalism specifically. I've done a lot of shows and have read a lot of books. I too have struggled with finding the "best method" for gaining someone's thought. In constant search of the holy grail of Mentalism...